Community Guidelines

• Helpful questions. Asking for clarification, seeking alternatives, or exploring protocol modifications.
• Constructive tweaks and annotations. Sharing substitutions, timing changes, or firsthand context about how you organized or tracked a routine.
• Respectful discussion. Disagreeing with protocols or other users is fine, as long as it is done respectfully and in good faith.
• Evidence and citations. Referencing research, linking to studies, or providing context for your claims.

The examples below are not exhaustive. We may take action on other behavior that undermines user safety, trust, or the integrity of the platform.

• Spam and advertising. Posting promotional content or repetitive content designed to drive traffic elsewhere. Affiliate links are not allowed in community notes. In a protocol's product recommendations, creators may link only to retailers on our approved list and must clearly mark any affiliate links for transparency. Links to retailers that are not on the approved list are automatically blocked.
• Fabricated experience. Presenting a routine you did not actually follow as your own firsthand experience, whether you wrote it yourself or generated it with AI tools.
• Copying others' work. Do not publish a protocol, write-up, or note that someone else wrote or created and claim it as your own. Write up your own routine in your own words. Routines naturally overlap, so running a common practice that others also post is always welcome.
• Dangerous health advice. Recommending dosages, treatments, substance combinations, or practices that could reasonably cause harm. Do not tell readers to exceed a product label or clinician-directed dose, or to start, stop, replace, or change prescribed care. A disclaimer such as "not medical advice" or "ask your doctor" does not make otherwise prohibited content acceptable.
• Harassment and abuse. Personal attacks, bullying, threats, or discriminatory language of any kind.
• Off-topic content. Content that is not relevant to the protocol or discussion it is posted on.
• Duplicate content. Posting the same comment multiple times.

We review content against these guidelines using a combination of automated systems and human judgment. Moderation decisions may include removal, reduced distribution, account restrictions, or other appropriate action.

Moderation is not a guarantee of accuracy, safety, legality, or effectiveness. All protocols represent their creator's personal experience, not MyProtocol's recommendation. Before publishing, every creator accepts the Contributor Agreement, confirming that they (not MyProtocol) are responsible for the accuracy, ownership, disclosures, and legality of what they post.

• Automated review. Systems help detect potential policy violations and prioritize content for further review.
• Human review. Moderators assess flagged or reported content and apply these guidelines based on context.
• Community reporting. Any logged-in user can report supported content surfaces they believe violate these guidelines. Reports are triaged by our moderation systems and reviewed by our team based on priority and risk.

Violations are handled proportionally. Our goal is education first, enforcement second:

1. Warning. For first-time or minor violations, we notify you where we can and explain what went wrong.
2. Temporary suspension. For repeated violations, your posting privileges may be suspended for 1 to 30 days. You can still read, browse, and vote.
3. Permanent suspension. For severe or persistent violations, your posting privileges may be permanently revoked.

We may skip steps or take immediate action in cases involving safety risks, fraud, evasion, or other serious abuse.

If your account has been permanently suspended, you may submit one appeal through your profile page. Appeals are reviewed by our moderation team, and we may request additional context.

For most content removals, we notify you and identify the guideline involved. We may act without notice where we suspect spam, coordinated abuse, ban evasion, or a safety risk.

If you see content that violates these guidelines, please use the report button (flag icon) on supported content surfaces. You can select one or more categories and add a note. Reports are triaged by our moderation systems and reviewed by our moderation team based on priority and risk.

Abuse of the reporting system (mass false reports, coordinated reporting campaigns) may result in action against the reporter's account.

Some accounts may have posting or visibility limits while we evaluate account reputation and content quality over time.

We may adjust account privileges based on factors such as verification status, contribution history, report patterns, and policy compliance.